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Rep. Greg Pence (R-IN), former Vice President Mike Pences older brother, will retire at the end of his term, the self-described unwavering pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, and faith-driven conservative announced Tuesday.

In 2017, I ran for Congress because I was Ready to Serve again, the 67-year-old father of four posted on X, formerly Twitter. As a former Marine Officer, I approached the job with purpose. After three terms, Ive made the decision not to file for reelection.

Pence said he and his team will continue to focus on delivering outstanding constituent services to those in Indianas 6th District, and called his time representing them in Washington, D.C., a privilege and honor.

On his still-live campaign website, Pence, who voted against impeaching former President Donald Trump following the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, calls himself a staunch supporter of the Trump-Pence agenda, and says he will fight alongside the President to Make America Great Again.

Pence joined the Marines in 1979, rising to the rank of first lieutenant before being honorably discharged five years later. He then ran a chain of gas stations with his family, leaving behind a trail of contaminated soil and water that spanned three states and cost taxpayers more than $20 million to clean up, according to the Associated Press. Pence, who owns a pair of antique malls with his wife, came under fire last year over allowing racist items to be displayed for sale at one of them.

Pence was sworn in to Congress in 2019, and serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Subcommittee on Energy, and the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

The Congressmans priorities include limited government, fiscal responsibility, economic development, domestic energy productionand most importantly, the protection of conservative Hoosier values in Washington, his official page says.

A plethora of GOP lawmakers have recently announced they would not not be running for re-election. Pences announcement comes one day after Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) announced he would be stepping down after more than a decade in office.

Scripture teaches us, For everything there is a season, and it became clear to me over the Christmas holiday with much discernment and prayer that the time has come to bring my season in public service to a conclusion, Bucshon said in a press release on Monday. Therefore, I will not seek reelection to an eighth term and conclude my service in the House of Representatives at the end of the 118th Congress.

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Mike Pence's Brother Joins Republicans Retiring From Congress - The Daily Beast

Just over three years since rioters stormed the Capitol and targeted him, former Vice President Mike Pence pushed back against the theory popularized by former President Donald Trump and members of his MAGA base that the FBI was responsible for the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Ive heard the many repeated assurances from the FBI that they were not involved, and I take them at their word, Pence said during an interview on CNNs State of the Union, Sunday.

Trump has leaned on the conspiracies around Jan. 6 as he looks to retake the White House, claiming Antifa and the FBI were leading the charge as his supporters marched from his rally rally to the Capitol. Those who have been imprisoned for joining the riot are hostages, Trump has said on the campaign trail, a description echoed Sunday by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on NBCs Meet the Press.

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Former United States vice president Mike Pence visited the headquarters of Israels Northern Command on Friday night during his solidarity trip to the country, the IDF and Israeli media reported.

Pence met with Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin, who presented him with an up-to-date picture of Israels activity in the northern sector. Gordin noted that Hezbollah had violated a regional ceasefire established by the United Nations at the end of the Second Lebanon War.

Pence also met with reserve soldiers of the 7338th Artillery Brigade, who have been protecting the northern border since October 7.

In this meeting, Pence commended the commitment of the reserve officers who left their jobs and families to protect their country, as well as their determination to continue to do so until security is fully restored in the North.

In an interview with CBN News, the former vice president discussed American support for Israel, antisemitism, and his own beliefs as a Christian Zionist.

I came to Israel to say to the people of our most cherished ally that the American people are with you, Pence said.

Pence emphasized that it is so important that the US makes it clear that we are with Israel today, we will be with Israel tomorrow, and we will be with Israel every day until the threat of Hamas terrorism from Gaza is eliminated once and for all.

On his visit to Israel, Pence visited the kibbutzim that were most affected by the attack on October 7 and met with families from these kibbutzim, as well as the families of those who are still held hostage in Gaza.

In the interview, Pence said that it was deeply moving to see their enduring hope that they will be reunited with their families one day.

Walking through the kibbutzim and the streets has only steeled his determination to be a voice of American support for Israel, he said.

When asked what he thinks about President Joe Biden seeking to limit some of the fighting, he said, I just dont accept it.

Pence recalled what it was like in the US after 9/11 and how important it was that allies of the US stood by it in its decision-making after the attack, and how its actions were not questioned.

He said that he believes that Israel deserves the same support from the Biden administration that the US received from the Jewish state after 9/11.

We need our leaders, and we need everyday Americans to resist the temptation of being drawn into that traditional pattern of world opinion that somehow always seems to find a way to blame Israel, Pence said.

And we need to recognize that this is a moment where the very survival of the Jewish state of Israel is at risk.

In the CBN interview, he also recalled his time on the Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress when Israel withdrew from Gaza.

He said that he remembers seeing synagogues bulldozed in Gaza, and that he expressed concern over whether Gaza could be a democracy in spite of the presence of terrorist organizations such as Hamas.

Pence, who was vice president from 2017-2021, added that he believes that what happened on October 7 is evidence of the failure of those decisions and the failure of the Palestinian leadership to step up and create prosperity for its own communities in Gaza.

When asked about antisemitism on college campuses in the US and the widespread pro-Palestinian protests in support of Hamass actions on October 7, Pence said that it was deeply troubling. However, he added that he has been moved by the outpouring of support for Israel across America.

We stand with Israel because her cause is our cause, her values are our values, and her fight is our fight, Pence concluded.

Around noon, the former Vice President also visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem for a prayer. Pence was received sympathetically by the worshipers who praised his support for Israel.

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Former US VP Mike Pence to Israel: 'The American people are with you' - The Jerusalem Post

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A photograph authentically shows former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence signing an Israeli army artillery shell in January 2024.

Israeli outlet Ynet appears to be the only source of the photograph. We are looking for independent confirmation about the photograph's origins and context.

The protracted, often bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded into a hot war on Oct. 7, 2023, when the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel and Israel retaliated by bombarding the Gaza Strip. More than 20,000 people, the vast majority of them Palestinians, were reportedly killed during the first two months of the war alone. The violence is driven by mutual hostilities and territorial ambitions dating back more than a century. The internet has become an unofficial front in that war and is rife with misinformation, which Snopes is dedicated to countering with facts and context. You can help. Read the latest fact checks. Submit questionable claims. Become a Snopes Member to support our work. We welcome your participation and feedback.

In January 2024, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Israel in a show of support after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas fighters. A photograph of Pence soon went viral, showing him apparently signing Israeli army artillery shells with a pen.

One post claimed he was signing bombs intended for Gaza. An article said he signed the weaponry with his own name.

The above photograph was posted by Ynet, an Israeli news organization that reported on Pences Jan. 5, 2024, visit to Israels border with Lebanon. Ynet appears to be the only source of the photograph and we are looking for independent confirmation of its authenticity. As such, we have rated this story as a "Research in Progress."

The article is in Hebrew and according to Google Translate, Pence was following a custom of signing artillery shells and wrote "For Israel. Pence was also on the northern border with Lebanon, so the weapons on display were presumably intended to be used against Lebanon, according to The New Arab. Photographs in the same Ynet report showed Pence walking alongside Israeli soldiers and officers. The report stated he ate lunch with them.

The unfurled link to the article also revealed a closeup of the artillery shells with Pence's supposed note and signature:

Pence described his visit in a post on X, writing: Traveled to Israels Northern Command today to meet with military leaders and joined @IDF soldiers stationed near Israels border with Lebanon.

The weapons shown in the photograph according to Ynet were shells of the artillery forces. Shells are a form of ammunition.

Maya Lecker, an editor at Israeli news outlet, Haaretz, criticized Pences signing of the weapons in an opinion piece. She described how many Israelis had begun the practice of signing mortar shells or missiles with poems or dedications to their loved ones before launching them into Gaza or Lebanon, calling the action morbid and revengeful.

She wrote:

To some of us watching, especially from afar, this seems counterintuitive, even grotesque: Why would someone who has just lost a friend or family member in an awful terror attack want to take part in hurting another person? In continuing the circle of violence? For others, it all makes perfect sense: People find comfort in the symbolic act that makes them feel like they are part of fighting back. And anyway, are missiles with a few squiggles made in black marker deadlier than others? Aren't the missiles themselves the problem?

But what ordinary people with little control over any aspect of their lives should be forgiven for, powerful heads of state and decision makers shouldn't be. When Israeli President Isaac Herzog signed a mortar shell in a photo op with IDF soldiers on the border last month, he was saying like Haaretz journalist Netta Ahituv pointed out that "revenge" is an official goal of the war.

And when former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence a representative of a country that has the power to use military and financial support to Israel to change the course of the war signed a mortar while on a visit to the Lebanese border last week, he was sending a message of gleeful killing and uncritical thinking.

Since fighting broke out between Hamas and Israel in October 2023, armed groups in Lebanon, including Hezbollah, have engaged in an exchange of fire with Israel. Thousands of people along the Lebanon and Israel border were displaced as a result.

In sum, we were unable to independently confirm what exactly Pence wrote on the shell or find an additional media source for the above photograph. Until we know more, we rate this story as a "Research in Progress."

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Lecker, Maya. Mike Pence Shouldnt Have Signed His Name on an Israeli Bomb. Haaretz, Jan. 7, 2024. Haaretz, https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/haaretz-today/2024-01-07/ty-article/.highlight/mike-pence-shouldnt-have-signed-his-name-on-an-israeli-bomb/0000018c-e4a6-d765-ab9d-f4ffc84e0000.Accessed 8 Jan. 2024.

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U.S. Rep. Greg Pence, R-Columbus, announced Tuesday he's joining three of Indiana's seven Republican congressmen in opting not to seek reelection this year to the U.S. House.

The older brother of Mike Pence, the former vice president and Indiana governor, said three terms in Congress representing Hoosiers living in central and eastern Indiana is enough for him.

Pence's decision to leave Washington after completing his current term comes one day after U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Evansville, decided not to run for an 8th term representing southwestern Indiana.

In addition, U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Noblesville, has declined to run for reelection in her north suburban Indianapolis district, and U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Columbia City, is giving up his Fort Wayne-area House seat to compete for the state's GOP U.S. Senate nomination.

It's possible at least one more Republican Hoosier congressmen may still opt out of a reelection bid at some point prior to Indiana's Feb. 9 candidate filing deadline.

Meanwhile, Northwest Indiana U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, has confirmed he's running for a third term serving Lake, Porter and northwest LaPorte counties in the House.

Republican candidate Mike Pence, left, hugs his mother Nancy Pence following his victory speech in Anderson, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, right, talks about the flooding in Indiana to Rep. Mike Sodrel, R-Ind, left, Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., and Fred Armstrong, Mayor of Columbus, during a stop in Columbus, Ind., Wednesay, Jan. 12, 2005. A wave of thunderstorms moved across Indiana overnight, causing some scattered flash flooding in north-central Indiana on Wednesday as already saturated ground could not handle the additional rain.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., who together proposed a bill concerning illegal immigrants, take part in a news conference in San Antonio, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006. Hutchison and Pence toured the Customs and Border Protection Air Operations Center in San Antonio during their visit. Their proposal would require illegal immigrants to cross the border and apply through privately run "Ellis Island" centers to return to the United States on work visas.

US Republican Senator from Arizona and a presidential hopeful John McCain speaks during a press conference at the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Sunday, April 1, 2007. A Republican congressional delegation led by Sen. John McCain on Sunday blasted Democratic efforts to impose a deadline for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, and McCain charged that the American people were not getting a "full picture" of progress in the security crackdown in the capital. In the back are Republicans Mike Pence from Indiana and Rick Renzi from Arizona.

Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., center, speaks during a news conference on Iran , Friday, June 19, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Joining him, from left are, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., and Rep.Darrell Issa, R-Calif.

From left, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., and Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., listen as President Barack Obama speaks to Republican lawmakers at the GOP House Issues Conference in Baltimore, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., right, accompanied by fellow House Republicans, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. From left are, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, R-Ohio, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., and Rep. John Kline, R-Minn.

Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., answers questions as he meets with constituents during a town hall meeting in Pendleton, Ind., Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Pence announced Thursday that he will not seek the presidency in 2012.

Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., as he kicks off his campaign for the Republican nomination for Governor of Indiana during an gathering of supporters in Columbus, Ind., Saturday, June 11, 2011. Pence promised to fight health care reform and federal climate change legislation.

The three candidates for Indiana governor, Republican Mike Pence, right, Democrat John Gregg, center, and Libertarian Rupert Boneham participate in a debate in Fort Wayne, Ind., Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012.

Indiana Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence speaks to supporters with his family at his side at an Indiana Republican Party on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Indianapolis. Pence defeated Democrat John Gregg and Libertarian Rupert Boneham.

In this Dec. 6, 2012 photo, Indiana Republican Gov.-elect Mike Pence talks with Sandy Sabinas at a breakfast meeting at a South Bend, Ind., restaurant.

Mike Pence, right, waves as he leaves the stage with his wife Karen after he was sworn in as Indiana's 50th governor during a ceremony at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence talks about Indianapolis' bid for the NFL football's 2018 Super Bowl during an announcement in front of the downtown skyline in Indianapolis, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. The city hosted the 2012 Super Bowl.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence looks over a storm damaged home in Kokomo, Ind., Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Dozens of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms swept across the U.S. Midwest on Sunday, unleashing powerful winds that flattened entire neighborhoods, flipped over cars and uprooted trees.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, second from left, South Carolina Gov. Nikki R. Haley, second from right, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, far right, listens as Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, far left, speaks during a press conference at the Republican Governors Association's quarterly meeting on Wednesday May 21, 2014 in New York.

President Barack Obama talks with, from left, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, after arriving at Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Ind., Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Obama was to deliver remarks at an event at Millennium Steel Service to discuss the economy as part of Manufacturing Day. US employers added 248,000 jobs in September, a burst of hiring that helped drive down the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent, the lowest since July 2008.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, left, talks about recent Republican party gains and the road ahead for their party during a press conference at the Republican governors' conference in Boca Raton, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. The organization's annual conference began Wednesday in a luxury oceanside resort where the nation's Republican governors are celebrating their party's recent success in the midterm elections while privately jockeying for position as the 2016 presidential contest looms.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announces a 1 billion boost in state highway funding over four years at the Indiana Department of Transportation Traffic Management Center in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks after a meeting with Indianapolis Archbishop Joseph Tobin at the Statehouse Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Indianapolis, a day after the archdiocese said it has the means to resettle a Syrian refugee family bound for the state. Pence blocked state agencies from distributing federal money for Syrian refugees following the deadly Paris attacks.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks during the Indiana Republican Party Spring Dinner Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Indianapolis.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, and Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., walk towards supporters after Trump arrived via helicopter in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., gestures as the audience applauds after he spoke during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

Republican presidential Candidate Donald Trump gives his running mate, Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana a kiss as they shake hands after Pence's acceptance speech during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

Vice President Mike Pence, with his wife Karen Pence, speaks at the Veterans Inaugural Ball, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso pose for a photo at the end of their joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Pence said the U.S. would work with Japan, China and other nations to get Pyongyang to give up its atomic weapons program. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement in the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)

President Donald Trump gestures as delivers his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan applaud. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

FILE - Vice President Mike Pence stands to officiate with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff, top, watch as former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen walk down the steps of the Capitol during the inauguration of President Joe Biden in Washington. Pence is steadily re-entering public life as he eyes a potential run for the White House in 2024. He's writing op-eds, delivering speeches, preparing trips to early voting states and launching an advocacy group likely to focus on promoting the accomplishments of the Trump administration. (David Tulis/Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file phot, former Vice President Mike Pence speaks after arriving back in his hometown of Columbus, Ind., as his wife Karen watches. Pence is steadily re-entering public life as he eyes a potential run for the White House in 2024. He's writing op-eds, delivering speeches, preparing trips to early voting states and launching an advocacy group likely to focus on promoting the accomplishments of the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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